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A Mughal mould-blown glass Rosewater Sprinkler
India, 18th Century

29 April 2004, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £717 inc. premium

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A Mughal mould-blown glass Rosewater Sprinkler
India, 18th Century

emerald-green, small tulip-shaped mouth on a body blown into a two-part mould in the form of a flattened 12-pointed rosette, set on a footed base restored in resin, the mouth and body decorated with gilding incised with flower motifs
16 cm. high

Footnotes

Very little is known about the history of Indian glass. 17th Century Indian paintings depict round glass hookahs, long necked coloured bottles, as well as flower vases, cups and beakers, arranged in wall niches. For further examples, see M.G. Dikshit, History of Indian Glass, 1969, pl. XXII, and Mark Zebrowksi, "Decorative Arts of the Mughal Period", in B. Gray (ed.), The Arts of India, London, 1981, fig. 204, pp. 184-5.

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